Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Thoracic Outlet Syndrome/Brachial Plexopathy. In Memory Of DeAnne Marie.


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Old 06-19-2014, 08:52 AM #11
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Dr. Gelabert (UCLA Vascular Surgeon) has brought this up before as a concern after rib resection or scalenectomy if you aren't moving your shoulder joint enough post-op. My fiancé had bicep reattachment and during recovery suffered Frozen Shoulder - it was awful! Through PT and chiropractics (we have a no-cracking chiro here) he was able to get close to his previous ROM. I wish you lots of luck, it is not an easy recovery but it is possible.
I agree with sec161, Post-op movement of the shoulder joint and range of motion and working on getting your musculature to work correctly is so important otherwise it can get stiff and painful later and give you a lot of symptoms again. Get any help you can from a TOS savvy PT and keep working on it. It took me 3 years after surgery to finally get out of it. Don't give up and keep working on it. Do your research and find good people to help you. Keep positive!

Sometimes you need to have someone mobilize the scar tissue around the surgery sites and that helps to get the body ready to be able to exercise again. Even after surgery, exercise is the key and after the basic ones, the progression exercises for the shoulder are absolutely necessary for maintenance almost every day.

Usually if you don't mind sharing what location you are from in the country, People on the forum can help you better with the resources you can get help from.
Or try and find a CFMT (certified functional manual therapist) trained from the Institute of Physical Art. They are best at working on the stiff frozen muscles and tissues including scar tissues. Regular PT couldn't help me and I couldn't stretch at all to do the exercises but the CFMT's were able to to help me get out of my pain and stiffness issues! I can't recommend them enough! It's worth a try!

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I agree with sec161, Post-op movement of the shoulder joint and range of motion and working on getting your musculature to work correctly is so important otherwise it can get stiff and painful later and give you a lot of symptoms again. Get any help you can from a TOS savvy PT and keep working on it. It took me 3 years after surgery to finally get out of it. Don't give up and keep working on it. Do your research and find good people to help you. Keep positive!

Sometimes you need to have someone mobilize the scar tissue around the surgery sites and that helps to get the body ready to be able to exercise again. Even after surgery, exercise is the key and after the basic ones, the progression exercises for the shoulder are absolutely necessary for maintenance almost every day.

Usually if you don't mind sharing what location you are from in the country, People on the forum can help you better with the resources you can get help from.
Or try and find a CFMT (certified functional manual therapist) trained from the Institute of Physical Art. They are best at working on the stiff frozen muscles and tissues including scar tissues. Regular PT couldn't help me and I couldn't stretch at all to do the exercises but the CFMT's were able to to help me get out of my pain and stiffness issues! I can't recommend them enough! It's worth a try!
Thanks stos for the reply. I'm not down regarding my situation. I've been dealing with TOS for 20yrs, but my faith in GOD keeps me going every day. It hasn't been easy, but I take it one day at a time. I still try and live a happy normal life, despite all of this TOS stuff. :0)

I will look into the CFMT's. I live in the Dallas, TX area. Thanks again, and you have a bless day.
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